The Triangle Hold Encyclopedia: Comprehensive Applications for Triangle Submission Techniques for All Grappling Styles

The legs are powerful tools that a grappler in any combat sport can and should use to their advantage.

The purpose of The Triangle Hold Encyclopedia is to explore and analyze what makes a successful leg-based triangle hold, along with the numerous applications and variations that make triangle holds the most effective submission techniques in any fighting sport.

The Triangle Hold Encyclopedia presents a comprehensive analysis of triangle submission holds and the numerous applications, variations, set ups, and positions from which they are applied. Included throughout are technical tips, and discussions of how to systematically teach and study triangle holds so they become an effective part of your fighting and grappling arsenal.

Contents include

• Triangle holds starting from the bottom guard position

• Triangle holds starting from in front of an opponent

• Triangle holds starting from a top or back ride position

• Triangle holds starting from a holding or pinning position

• Prevention, defense, and escapes for triangle holds

A central characteristic of this book is that the skills presented can be used in a variety of fighting and grappling sports.

As important as the power of the legs may be, knowing how to use that power is even more important — and that’s what this book is about.

© 2022 YMAA Publication Center (Ebook): 9781594396502

Release date

Ebook: 1 May 2022